Ross Scott

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Dead Game News is not dead! Bunch more games shut down that should have been covered earlier, but nobody else seems to be doing this job, so you're stuck with me. Here it is, likely another episode coming for December. Next up should be Freeman's Mind. COMMENTS

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Here's the info for the Zombie Panic Source playsession with fans on Saturday, November 25th at 2PM EST. Link to game: http://store.steampowered.com/app/17500/Zombie_Panic_Source/ Link to custom map pack: 20MB download (unzip to C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonSource SDK Base 2007zpsmaps) Server info: Press "~" to open the console (Options -> Advanced -> Check the box for "Enable Developer Console") Enter (without quotes): "connect play.mulvenontech.com" or "connect play.mulvenontech.com:27016" for primary / overflow server respectively. the password is cat. Anyone can join if we have space, and anyone can watch live at twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. This time I'm using some custom maps which I picked out. Most of them I've played before and can they easily swing to either the zombies' or survivors' favor, plus I can switch to the losing team if things get too lopsided. These will be the "hold out" style maps I'm fond of where survivors try to survive and zombies relentlessly batter down on the doors and windows until they get inside. This stuff never gets old with me. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! COMMENTS

Look, you've come in here with an antagonistic tone, have been shifting your goalposts: From what I'm reading, you first said it's a scam because it's not transparent. After Tom establishes it is transparent, you're saying it's a scam because most charities are without provide direct evidence that it is. It also sounds like you're coupling that with saying that even if it is legitimate, it shouldn't even exist anyway. Now, you're going off on a tangent about Arabic countries when this charity literally doesn't operate there, essentially hijacking the thread. Whether you're intending to or not, what you are doing is high-level trolling. You're being antagonistic, hijacking a thread, and making accusations against a charity and myself without providing direct evidence. That's the most important part. If an organization or person is corrupt, I of course support substantiated accusations of that nature. But that's not what you're doing. You're taking a guilty until proven innocent approach to this, which is not how civilized people conduct themselves. I warned you that this would lead to a ban, so you are banned on the forums for the time being. It doesn't help that you're accusing me of falling for propaganda without trying to clarify my world views in the first place, doubly so when everything you've said has been rhetoric. Unless you can provide evidence that water.org specifically is in fact, a scam (I realized you're banned, but you can email me if so), what you're doing is vitriolic. Now that said, my own world views are that our entire system is collapsing due to us have many misguided priorities. I don't want to get into that here. I see what Tom is doing like the equivalent of a soup kitchen. It won't solve larger systemic poverty problems, but it can make life better for a few people temporarily. I'm certainly not AGAINST that unless it's directly competing against a viable long term solution. All you said was "more education" then left it at that. The fact that you didn't list a charity you thought was more deserving towards making an impact says to me you're not really concerned with solving problems, but rather tearing down imperfect ones. I ran into a similar situation in my robot jobs video. Every single person who criticized it did not offer a realistic solution in its place, only to attack potential ones. This is the antithesis of progress in my eyes. I'll take imperfect solutions over NO solutions to problems any day. I think you're misinterpreting what I'm saying. Like I said above, I think it's a nice gesture that could help people temporarily. I did not come up with this charity, I was just trying to help out Tom, which has led to something far more controversial than I would like. My personal politics are all about humanity surviving as a species, sustainably. You can argue that education is the answer to that region, maybe it is, maybe a lot more is needed. The point I was trying to make is it is undeniable that people die in the meantime while a solution is still sought after. Tom's charity is trying to address it from a short term immediate approach. So I can agree, it's possible this may have no helpful long term consequences (I honestly don't know enough about the charity to make that call and I'm not sure anyone else in this thread besides Tom does), however it's also highly probable this could save people's lives in the short term, however few. If I was supreme dictator, I would focus on domestically ensuring everyone has clean water (something we're very much NOT doing, hell Detroit alone I would consider eligible for humanitarian aid for water), THEN work our way outwards for the rest of the world. However, that's a fantasy scenario, we're going the opposite direction. Again, like the other guy, I say the burden is on you that if you think this charity is a poor use of resources, it's up to you to point towards one you think would be a better use of resources. I imagine Tom has done more research on this than everyone else in this thread combined. Bring this up as a separate thread if you want in the serious discussion section, but there are an incredible number of variables from one nation to the next at play. Do not bring this up here. Again, either provide actual solutions for people, or expose the corruption of the organization directly with evidence if you think they're in the wrong. Otherwise, this is derailing the thread, which I'm against in this case (I don't care so much if non-serious topics get derailed in the forums). The idea being that you need to be able to survive to even get an education to begin with. It's kind of a chicken and egg scenario, but the reality is at least some people die because of lack of clean water before they're ever eligible for education. As is the case with pretty much every charitable effort, ever. That's the whole concept behind charity, it's unobligated. EDIT: TLDR: I thought of a simpler way to explain my views on this. I see this as similar to a cop responding to crime reports or an EMT trying to rescue people. On the macro scale, what they do is likely to make an insignificant difference and will not solve any systemic problems. Crime may get worse, people may have worse health habits, but for the individuals they do help, it's all the difference in the world. So you can say because somebody smokes, the EMT shouldn't help them because they're a lost cause anyway, or because somebody lives in a bad neighborhood, they shouldn't have police services, but without an actual solution for the people in these situations, that comes across as rather mean spirited to actively PREVENT the people helping others without a better solution presented.

I don't plan on pursuing this line of conversation very far, so I'll just say the following: 1. I generally trust Tom's intentions and I know he has spent a lot of time researching charities in the past. I generally think about the world's problems from a much more macro level, which sees so many problems without systemic upheaval, which I see unlikely without some sort of disaster occurring, so it's kind of paralyzing to me as to what action should be taken. Meanwhile, Tom is trying to help others directly, whatever the scale of it ends up being. I think this makes him a better person than me, honestly. 2. Your first accusation is of this is a fly by night operation where somebody pockets the money. Considering how transparency has always been one of Tom's criteria for choosing a charity, this suggests you're not doing research on this yourself before making accusations. This makes your entire standing look inflammatory rather than based on a research or carefully reasoned argument. 3. Water is essential to all life on earth. Suggesting someone or a group of people need better education before they are deserving of fresh water has a very "let them eat cake" attitude towards the entire situation. If you think that there is a better use of resources than this, I'd normally say that's fine to voice that opinion, but when your main supporting argument is "nothing is for free" without a more detailed explanation of an actual solution from your perspective, what you're saying comes across simply as inflammatory rhetoric. 3. Regardless of the legitimacy of your points (for example, your point about the potential predatory nature of loans might be warranted, I have no idea), your entire tone is extremely accusatory if not berating. One of the rules for the forum is conducting yourself in a civil manner. I'm not against dissenting views, but I do expect adult behavior. If you can't figure how to to discuss this in a mature manner, you're going to banned. I'm trying to make it as clear as possible it's not because you have a differing view and wish to have a real discussion regarding a topic you care about, but because you seem to be wanting a fight first and foremost. There are plenty of other places on the internet for the latter.

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Hey everyone, I mentioned this on the last videochat, but Tom White from Weird Videogames (also appeared on Moon Gaming and the Boppin' episode) is having a 24 hour livestream session where's raising money for a charity that helps provide drinkable water to regions that need it. You can see his . He invited me to appear on it and I will be, assuming nothing goes wrong. I'll only have an audio appearance so as not to soak his bandwidth, but I may see about recording it on my end and putting it on the Accursed Farms Junk channel afterward. His livestream session starts at 8PM EST this evening, and I will be appearing later at 2AM EST (November 18th) and stay there for a few hours. It will all be on his Twitch channel here: twitch.tv/heisanevilgenius I think he'll also have people beat him up with cardboard tubes live if he raises enough money, but I'm hazy on the details for that part. COMMENTS

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » November videochat with fans after a 2 month hiatus. I'm mostly just rambling again, you're not missing anything too important. Besides the game session with fans this month, I'll also be appearing on a 24 hour livestream Tom White from the channel Weird Video Games will be having for a charity drive. I'll be appearing at 2AM EST on November 18th on twitch.tv/heisanevilgenius. You can see promotional video on that . For now, expect more Freeman's Mind for the future. COMMENTS

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Happy Halloween! This ended up coming out way later than I wanted it to, but I feel like I actually had an excuse to be behind on things this month. I think this will be a potentially polarizing episode. If you're a fan of long Game Dungeon episodes, then you'll probably like this one a lot. I can say when making these episodes you really can get a feel of how much underlying quality a game has or not, and The Black Mirror is one where that still really shows up. Enjoy! COMMENTS

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » New Game Dungeon! I was really hoping to have this out before my marriage went down, but that simply didn't happen. Everything this month has been kinds of nuts for me. I'm still recovering from being sick, and I have absolutely no idea what the future plans are for the remainder of this month and possibly the next. I do plan to have a Halloween episode out later, other than that, I know nothing. I will also try and catch up on some email also, provided I'm here. I'm not sure where I'm going to be. Halloween. Videos. COMMENTS

No problem, sorry for it getting too depressing, that's literally the last thing I want to aim for with my videos, I was hoping to inspire fear or concern rather than sadness. In any event, holding off on subtitles may almost half to be a mandatory thing now, because that likely increases the odds of a video getting demonetized. Doesn't mean I won't have them, but a delay could now help out a lot. No problem at all skipping those. Anyway, I hope to have the next RGD out as fast as possible to help scrub this one away some. EDIT: Go watch the videos I mentioned if you need some cheering up. Brave Dave may be more of an acquired taste, if you're not hooked after the first freight hop, then you'll know if it's for you or not. I wanted to clarify that this isn't depressing to me quite as much because part of what I wanted to emphasize is I don't seem to be an outlier here, there's pressure from all over. I don't consider this a depressing scenario so much precisely BECAUSE it's unsustainable. The higher the pressure, the more a change is likely to emerge from one direction or another. Humanity is good at reacting to immediate threats, but collectively poor with long term ones. The faster a change is occurring, the more likely it is for there to be a counter reaction.

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Here's a video to wreck my previous schedule! I'd give more details, but really I laid out everything in the video. I originally was hoping to make this a quick 10 minute video where I just talk to the camera, but my ambition got the better of me again and it's something longer and far more watchable now. Sorry about that. I'm essentially going to have no time after Saturday, likely for weeks, so I'm scrambling to get the next Game Dungeon out by then. Thankfully, this one should be a shorter episode, but I thought the same about these last 2 videos also. If you want to know if I'll make it or not, you should ask that question in the same voice as the narrator from the old 60s Batman series. This video does put me behind as I won't be prepared for Halloween, but I'm hoping to have a week or so at the end of October to get something together. A lot happening for me this month! Also because I just posted this, I notice the color will be off, but it should fix itself as Youtube finishes processing it. COMMENTS

This is a blog post. To read the original post, please click here » Well this is much more last minute than I'd prefer, but the info for the next Unreal Tournament 2004 session is here: remote.mulvenontech.com password: dog overflow: remote.mulvenontech.com:8877 password: dog It will be on 2pm, September 23rd, which you can watch live on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast. I was hoping to have some mods, but honestly I didn't have time to put it together and coordinate everything with everyone in time, I prefer more notice on that. So because I'm getting a little tired of the default maps, we're going to mix it up and have team deathmatch instead of onslaught this time, maybe try other game modes later, we'll see. COMMENTS